The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-25
BETHEL CHURCHES.
They Have No Representation in the
Presbytery

They Have No Representation in the
Presbytery.
ST. LOUIS, May 24.-In the Southern
Presbyterian Assembly this morning the
question of the bethel churches and their
organization being under discussion, it was
finally decided that no church constituted as
bethel church has the right of representa-
ton in any Rresbytery, and that an elder in
one church could not at the same time be an
elder of another church.
GROWTH OF THEOLOGICAL sEMINARIEs.
The Committee on Theological Seminaries
submitted report covering the affairs of
several seminaries, also the institute for
training cOlored ministers. The number of
students in the latter was fifty-five, and it
was their belief that the money used in
training and educating the colored teachers
was well bestowed. The Columbia Semi
nary has been closed for year past, but it
has been decided to reopen it next Septem-
ber This seminary has an endowment of
ESQ 900 and its future was believed to be
very bright.
The Committee on Publication reported
that debt of $685. 900 had been paid off or
provided for and that it now has assets over
the liabilities of $4,000. In view of this
promising fact it was ordered that the col
portage be started in the Presbyteries where
does not now exist
The Judicial Committee made a supple
mental report in the case of the Rev. Mr.
Robinson, of North Carolina, being an ap-
peal from the Synod of that State, recon-
mending that the case be tried, and Revs
W. II. Davis and p. II. Hoge were named
to represent the appellee.
REPORTS RECEIVED.
The Committee on Bills and Overtures re-
ported:
On Overtures-A communication was re-
Ieelved from the Harmony and South Caro-
una Presbyteries, touching the acts Of the
ast assembly on evolution, and the power
the General Assembly over theological
emlnaries and their instructors. The
answer was that the assembly decline to
formulate any detailed examination of the
ast assembly, as any statement, however
expressed, could only be regarded as n new
'elVerance on the same subject, which this
assembly do not feel called upon to make
ms was an answer formulated by the ma
loilty of the committee.
ANOTHER VIEW.
The minority also presented q report
whlch dealt primarily with the jurisdiction
I the different church courts and the man
uer Iii which these matters can be brought
oetore the General Assembly. Il says
respecting further the question Of the
oouth Carolina Presbytery touching the
ulodeof creation as defined by the last
assembly we recommend this assembly to
answer that the Scriptures clearly reveal
shat in the highest sense God is the
seator 9! all things, and consequently
Il pr Aoam body, and soul, and
Sytn So9n tho Scriptures and our confession of
g,ltn sltn teach that bis body was formed OF the
iust OF tho ground Whether mediate or
immediate or by what inscIutble mode,
s11 % hath not revealed, and this assembly
@ aohS that 1t is not given to church 10 pro-
'uo9hee definitely rs TO the mode by which,
anu, a.iu the time in which, the Creator chose to
"a ne report was doclleted for future con-
HARMONY, NOT UYIoS.
N 1880 this morning the organic union
VI cooperation Of the two great churches
pslie up for consideration. Rev w. II.
oark' author of the minimum minority re-
polt, , after slight modification of the mi
55O,.Lly report, signed that report and with
Nv ms own. Rev. w II. Coppidge, Of
sgILoontsomery Va, offered substitute for
mo- e minority report recommending har-
n y out not union or cooperation DR..
s ~ smoot, Of Texas, chairman Of the
;vuli committee and representative of the
'unority side Of the question. then took the